Diné

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Diné is the self-designation of the Navajo people, one of the largest Indigenous nations in the United States with a rich cultural, linguistic, and spiritual heritage centered in the American Southwest.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
Native American nation ⓘ
sovereign Indigenous nation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Navajo ⓘ
linked to: Navajo people
artForm ceremonial dance ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
ceremonialPractice Blessingway ceremony ⓘ
Nightway ceremony ⓘ
chantway ceremonies ⓘ
ceremonialSpecialist medicine person ⓘ
contemporaryIssues environmental justice ⓘ
land rights ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ
water rights ⓘ
contributedTo World War II Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Code Talkers
coreConcept Hózhó (balance, beauty, harmony) ⓘ
culturalRegion Colorado Plateau ⓘ
Southwestern United States ⓘ
forciblyRelocatedTo Bosque Redondo ⓘ
governingBody Navajo Nation government ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Nation
governingBodySeat Window Rock, Arizona ⓘ
hasConstitutionalGovernment true ⓘ
hasJudicialSystem Navajo Nation courts ⓘ
hasPoliceForce Navajo Nation Police ⓘ
historicalEventExperienced Long Walk of the Navajo ⓘ
knownFor Navajo weaving ⓘ
complex ceremonial system ⓘ
sandpainting ⓘ
silver and turquoise jewelry ⓘ
languageFamily Athabaskan languages ⓘ
Na-Dene language family ⓘ
linked to: Na-Dene
largestReservationIn United States ⓘ
locatedInCountry United States ⓘ
populationApprox hundreds of thousands ⓘ
practicedReligion Christianity ⓘ
primaryHomeland American Southwest ⓘ
Four Corners region ⓘ
primaryReligion traditional Diné spirituality ⓘ
primaryStates Arizona ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe ⓘ
sacredDirection east ⓘ
north ⓘ
south ⓘ
west ⓘ
sacredMountainRegion Blanca Peak area ⓘ
linked to: Blanca Peak

Hesperus Mountain area ⓘ
Mount Taylor area ⓘ
San Francisco Peaks area ⓘ
linked to: San Francisco Peaks
selfDesignationOf Navajo people ⓘ
spiritualTradition Hózhó philosophy ⓘ
traditionalBelief emphasis on harmony with nature ⓘ
sacred mountains surrounding homeland ⓘ
traditionalEconomy farming ⓘ
sheep herding ⓘ
silverwork ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
traditionalHousing hogans ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Diné Bizaad ⓘ
Navajo language ⓘ
treaty Treaty of 1868 ⓘ
treatyEffect return to portion of homeland ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

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Navajo common law → legalSystemOf → Diné people ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Navajo Wars → opponent → Diné (Navajo Nation) ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Treaty of 1868 → tribeInvolved → Diné (Navajo) people ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Navajo Parks and Recreation Department → ethnicGroupServed → Diné people ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Teec Nos Pos, Arizona → hasCulturalAffiliation → Diné (Navajo) culture ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Shiprock, New Mexico → locatedInIndigenousTerritory → Diné Bikéyah ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Navajo homeland (Diné Bikéyah) → hasNameInNavajo → Diné Bikéyah ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Navajo creation narratives → relatedConcept → Diné Bahaneʼ ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Navajo peacemaking → practicedBy → Diné people ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Athabascan peoples → hasAlternativeName → Diné peoples ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Navajo Nation Museum → indigenousGroupServed → Diné (Navajo) ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Navajo Nation Fair → ethnicGroupFeatured → Diné people ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Agassiz Peak → isSacredTo → Navajo (Diné) ⓘ
linked to: Diné
Joe Leaphorn (Dark Winds) → tribalAffiliation → Diné (Navajo) ⓘ
subject linked to: Joe Leaphorn in Dark Winds
linked to: Diné